Büttel

Meaning

Noun

1. (historical, masculine, strong) court officer, usher, messenger
2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) lackey, stooge, one who is servile and/or performs menial service
3. (derogatory, masculine, rare, strong) policeman

Name

a municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Concepts

beadle

beadles

bailiff

pig

🐖

poodle

🐩

Büttel

constable

Synonyms

Scherge

Lakai

Gerichtsdiener

Diener

Häscher

Knappe

Knecht

Subalterner

Amtsdiener

Henkersknecht

käuflicher Verräter

Fronbote

Kieberer

🕵️

Schugger

Udel

Greiferin

Kiberer

🕵️

Bulle

Fänger

Gerichtsvollzieher

Polizist

👮

Pudel

🐩

Saaldiener

Spitzel

Greifer

Translations

alguacil

algutzir

keuf

👮

bourreau

caniche

🐩

flic

👮

γουρούνι

hussier

barboncino

🐩

sbirro

👮

Büttel

flik

hoer

kit

caniche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʏtəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: bütel

Inherited from Old High German: butil

Cognate with Swedish: bödel

Cognate with Old English: bydel

In summary

From Middle High German bütel, butel, from Old High German butil (“court official, messenger”), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“herald, messenger”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to announce, present, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to make aware”). Akin to Swedish bödel and Old English bydel (“beadle”). More at beadle.